Issue No. 7 Spring/Summer 2019 BPIA BULLETIN The Newsletter of the Association of Black Professionals in International Affairs
About the Association What’s Inside BPIA is a charitable, non- Spring and summer brought a number of noteworthy activities profit membership association for BPIA and friends. On page 2, you can read about our most founded in 1989 to increase the recent “Think and Drink” event, held June 27. It focused on the involvement of Afican implications of cybersecurity and data privacy issues for the black Americans and other people of community “and beyond.” “The Future of Work” was the topic of Afican heritage in a BPIA professional development workshop on March 30. See international afairs. page 3 for details. BPIA members and leaders actively supported Founder, Barbara C. Patterson activities of other organizations relating to black engagement in President, Sylvia Stanfield, US international affairs during this period. Our friends in the Ambassador (ret.) Thursday Luncheon Group celebrated the organization’s 45th Vice President, Business and anniversary at the State Department on June 24. Read their story Economic Envelopment, J. Calvin on page 4. A conversation with Sally Schwartz, a longtime Wiliams proponent of internationalizing the education of DC public Vice President, Education and school students, starts on page 5. We note the passing of Dr. Exchange, John-Ubong Silas Niara Sudarkasa, an early friend of BPIA and former president of Vice President, Professional Lincoln University, on page 2 . Did you miss an opportunity to Development, Earl Yates engage in international service in your youth? It’s not too late. Secretary, Ayla-Rebeka Brooks Learn about one woman’s recent volunteer service experience on Treasurer, Cory Bulock page 5. Meet two new BPIA Board members on pages 5 and 7. Check out important international fellowship opportunities and Historian, Cynthia Johnson deadlines on page 3, and the Calendar on the inside back cover. Board Members-at-Large BPIA Buletin is a quarterly publication. Persons interested in Lassine Cherif contributing/subscribing to the newsletter should email the Editor,
Sandile Hlatshwayo, Ph.D. Dr. Michele Cisco Titi, at [email protected]
C. Steven McGann, US Ambassador (ret.)
Yvonne Hubbard
Jeanne M. Toungara, Ph.D.